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| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | WLS AM | ICC Approves Reduced Nicor Rate Hike | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/10/16/1753048/ | (CHICAGO) — The Illinois Commerce Commission Thursday approved a settlement striking $139.2 million from Nicor’s rate request for natural gas delivery services. The decision accepts the settlement agreement reached by all parties to reduce Nicor’s initial $221 million requested increase by roughly 63 percent. That amounts to a $82 million … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | WLS AM | Pritzker expresses confidence Bears’ stadium will be built in Illinois | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/10/16/pritzker-expresses-confidence-bears-stadium-will-be-built-in-illinois/ | While the Chicago Bears have said their stadium efforts are being focused on Indiana, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s growing more confident the team will be staying in the Land of Lincoln. What’s more, the governor said that a bill being discussed among lawmakers in Springfield could leave the … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | WLS AM | Chicago could see a milder, less snowy winter, NOAA outlook says | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/10/16/chicago-could-see-a-milder-less-snowy-winter-noaa-outlook-says/ | A warmer-than-normal winter could be ahead for Chicago, but forecasters say snow and Arctic cold are still possible. NOAA’s winter outlook favors above-average temperatures across the Great Lakes, including the Chicago area. A very strong El Niño is expected to influence the weather pattern this winter. El Niño occurs when … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | NBC Local | Illinois town named Hallmark's ‘Merriest Christmas Town' of 2026 | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-town-named-hallmarks-merriest-christmas-town-of-2026/4003407/ | An Illinois town has been named the official Hallmark "Christmas Town" for 2026. Carlinville, Illinois, won the contest of "merriest Christmas towns" across the U.S. following a nationwide search by Hallmark. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. [ ![Watch button][1] WATCH HERE ][2] "Carlinville is the kind … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Surveillance video captured Old Orchard pond attack, prosecutors say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/old-orchard-pond-attack-video-william-dobbs-skokie | _**The video at the top of this story is from previous reporting.** _ ![Man detained after woman attacked, held underwater in pond at Skokie mall, police say][1] ![Man detained after woman attacked, held underwater in pond at Skokie mall, police say][1] #### [ Man detained after woman attacked, held underwater … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | First frost of season possible Saturday morning | https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/10/16/frost-freeze-weather | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][10] * [ Facebook ][11] * [ Bluesky ][12] * [ Email ][13] * [ Reddit ][14] * [ Flipboard ][15] Temperatures could dip below freezing early Saturday morning in areas outside Cook County, bringing a brief interruption to the … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | First images released of Pope Leo celebrating Mass at hospital after cancer surgery | https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/10/16/first-images-pope-leo-celebrating-mass-after-cancer-surgery | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] ROME (AP) — The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his [ lung … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | Chicago Reporter | Can you really buy a $1 home in Chicago? Here’s what you need to know. | https://www.chicagoreporter.com/can-you-really-buy-a-1-home-in-chicago-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ | Chicago $1 homes aren’t what they sound like. The city sells vacant lots to developers for $1, and the new homes sell at market rate. _[ This story ][3] was produced by The VP Chicago, an independent, community- centered newsroom covering Chicago’s South Side and South suburbs. _ #### Vacant … |
| View Article | 11:01 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | Chicago Reporter | Student Voices: Students Remain in the Dark as Strike Looms | https://www.chicagoreporter.com/student-voices-students-remain-in-the-dark-as-strike-looms/ | ## This content was originally published on the Uptown Exchange, and is made possible through TCR’s partnership with Harry S. Truman College A young woman came down the escalator, a posse of classmates behind her, and went right up to the Harold Washington College security guards with a question: Was … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Lowell, Indiana woman charged with 42 felonies for allegedly faking expungements, stealing money | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lowell-indiana-woman-charged-42-felonies-fake-expungements/ | Indiana State Police said a woman is now facing 42 felony charges for creating fake expungement orders and stealing money from victims who thought they were clients at the law firm where she worked. Indiana State Police said Heather Anne Textor, 41, of Lowell, Indiana, has been charged with 42 … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | CBS Local | Grandmother, daughters and grandson were among 6 victims in Wisconsin Dells plane crash | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wisconsin-dells-plane-crash-victims-identified-pilot-icing/ | A grandmother, two of her adult daughters and her 13-year-old grandson were flying home from a surprise visit to a high school volleyball game Tuesday night when their small plane crashed in Wisconsin, family members said Thursday. Mary Brion, 67, her daughters Kayla Turpin, 39, and Amanda Haremza, 45, and … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Pritzker optimistic on Bears, data center deals this fall, housing likely waits until January | https://capitolfax.com/2026/10/16/pritzker-optimistic-on-bears-data-center-deals-this-fall-housing-likely-waits-until-january/ | * [ Tribune ][1] … > Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday cast doubt on his ambitious housing program > passing in the short fall legislative session but indicated optimism about > legislation to regulate data centers and support a new Bears stadium to be > located in the suburbs or … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | White House press secretary Katie Zacharia says she did not pass bar exam | https://abc7chicago.com/story/white-house-press-secretary-katie-zacharia-says-she-did-not-pass-bar-exam/19943822/ | Amid questions about her legal credentials, White House press secretary Katie Zacharia said in an interview Thursday that she did not pass the bar exam. In an interview on Fox News, host Sean Hannity asked: "You went to Pepperdine law school but you did not pass the bar exam, correct?" … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Woman arrested after blocking delivery robot in Philadelphia confrontation | https://abc7chicago.com/story/woman-arrested-blocking-delivery-robot-philadelphia-confrontation/19943936/ | PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia woman was arrested after allegedly refusing to move out of the path of a delivery robot. The confrontation was captured on video and has since drawn online attention. Philadelphia police said officers responded to the 1200 block of Filbert Street after witnesses reported a disturbance involving … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Las Vegas officials identify a homicide victim whose body was found in a barrel in Lake Mead | https://abc7chicago.com/post/lake-mead-body-barrel-identified-edward-lelburian-jackson-was-arkansas-amid-drought-clark-county-coroner/19944087/ | LAS VEGAS -- The remains of a man who was shot in the head and stuffed into a rusted barrel found on the shore of Lake Mead after the water level dropped were identified Thursday as an Arkansas man whose decades-old killing remains unsolved. Edward Lelburian Jackson was in his … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | AI-driven workforce changes create anxiety but may offer opportunities | https://6abc.com/post/ai-driven-workforce-changes-create-anxiety-may-offer-opportunities/19941450/ | New research [ from McKinsey ][9] suggests the U.S. economy could create more jobs over the next decade than automation replaces. However, the shift could require millions of workers to transition into new roles as artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce. "Over the next five years, we will see more change … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Elon Musk unveils the Roadster, a new Tesla he says is a flying car | https://abc7chicago.com/story/can-new-tesla-roadster-fly-elon-musk-unveils-what-he-says-is-flying-car/19944143/ | Tesla CEO Elon Musk Thursday unveiled a car that he said will be able to fly, a feature long relegated to science fiction and Saturday morning cartoons. At a product reveal at a Texas test facility belonging to SpaceX, Musk’s other public company, he showed off Tesla’s new Roadster, a … |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Weather Sketchers for week of October 5 | https://abc7chicago.com/post/weather-sketchers-week-october-5/19944039/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tracy Butler's Weather Sketchers air on ABC7 Eyewitness News This Morning. |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Weather Sketchers for week of October 12 | https://abc7chicago.com/post/weather-sketchers-week-october-12/19944181/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- Tracy Butler's Weather Sketchers air on ABC7 Eyewitness News This Morning. |
| View Article | 11 a.m. | October 16, 2026 | ABC Local | Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to a new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind bars | https://abc7chicago.com/post/sean-diddy-combs-inmate-altercation-moved-fci-fort-dix-allenwood-low-reports-fight-luxury-lifestyle/19944182/ | NEW YORK -- Sean "Diddy" Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. The … |